Unfortunately for many, this update has come frustratingly late. Sony is one of the latest major OEMs to roll out the Android 5.0 upgrade, a software package we first saw back in September last year.

Manufaturers typically take some time after the source code is released to make their own tweaks to the software, so it’s expected we’ll see a Sony Xperia skin rather than the stock Lollipop we’ve seen courtesy of Google.

Some small Lollipop updates have already been pushed to Xperia Z3 handsets, including a material design Walkman app revamp, and lockscreen notifications.

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